Gents, there's a certain amount of misunderstanding evident about Wilsons' colours. Dalgliesh was responsibe for the invention of Reproduction Colours but Wilsons' colours differ considerably and should not be referred to as such. For clarity, my preference is simply to call them Wilsons' colour. Strathmore's shades are not too bad but are not accurate. Here're Wilsons' colours in a small setting.



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Here are some of the Clanranald swatches I have gathered. Clockwise from the top are;
Lochcarron Weathered (this is the 7-7½" sett size)
Marton Mills Ancient
Geoffrey Tailor Modern (this is a 9" sett size)
House of Edgar Muted
Strathmore's Lochaber tartan in Wilson's of Bannockburn Reproduction colours is in the centre position. It shows the blue, green and black well.



Here is a judge from the BC Highland games wearing the Lochaber in Reproduction colours. Even in this crummy cell phone camera picture you can see the nice balance between the green and blue not available elsewhere.



This internet image of Strathmore's Fraser of Lovat shows the red better and, I believe, the correct white.